towel
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History shows bull markets that get past their fourth year rarely throw in the towel, according to Truist Advisory Services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"I have pretty much thrown in the towel on classic writing assignments for lower-level classes," Paustian told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Yet bond investors aren’t throwing in the towel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel to their body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’s in sweatpants, and her hair is up in a towel.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
It was good to see the Rams celebrate their early L.A. history by wearing gold jerseys and by giving the SoFi fans 1951 championship towels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Installation at a checkout counter takes seconds, often while a thief blocks a clerk’s view with an item such as a 12-pack of paper towels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The BofA analysts noted that those same-day delivery facilities carry around 90,000 of Amazon’s frequently purchased products, like paper towels, cough medicine and fresh items.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Kumu Whitman points to the cupboard where he keeps the paper towels and spray cleaner.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
He regularly toweled off his clubs, wiped down his shoes before putting and took on and off his black sleeveless vest.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
Before delivering the groceries, I removed them from the plastic grocery store bags and toweled everything down with precious Clorox wipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2020
After whisking him out of the Jogger, I carried him into the house, laid him on his big changing table, removed his drenched clothes, toweled him off, and dressed him in dry clothes.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2019
I toweled myself off, apologized to our tour leader and washed down my embarrassment with a cold beer.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2015
“I can’t wait to get back and start a big bonfire,” he said as they toweled off.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
That meant the roof needed to come on, and the court be towelled down.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
She sat in the shade, her light-brown hair pulled into a tight knot and slicked dark with sweat, and towelled off her powerful arms.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2019
When I glanced over as we towelled off during the break, he didn’t look nearly as tired as I hoped.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
He washed his hands and face and towelled himself dry, making little sound.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
He towelled himself vigorously, making the muscles of his biceps ripple, then he sat down on the rocks and reached for his pipe.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
After a thorough rinsing and before toweling them dry, I give my scallops a milk bath, letting them soak for as long as it takes to prep my ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
Ruidiaz posted to his Instagram stories video of teammates toweling off.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
Medvedev said he felt dizzy afterward and that both he and Rublev rubbed their faces raw by toweling off so frequently.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Thompson-Robinson stepped out of the shower, quickly toweling off to check his phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
Under a square of toweling, placed there to keep insects out, the basin was full of still water.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
"When I was little, we still had the terry towelling nappies and they had to be washed and hung on the line. So I think with disposable nappies it's easier," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"I became known for being in those meetings wearing a towelling robe."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
It is modern, covers 800 acres, employs 14,000 and produces a steady 90 tonnes of towelling a day.
From Economist ● Jul. 9, 2015
A few minutes later he came out, dressed and towelling his hair dry.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2015
“But I am not a fortune-teller,” he said, letting his head drop into a festoon of towel, and towelling away at his two ears.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
